Here’s what I found.
What is Noplace?
Noplaceis bright and colorful, promising to connect people with similar interests.
Like old-timey Facebook, there’s a “wall” where your friends can post public messages to you.
Like MySpace, it’s possible for you to publicly rank your top friends.
Like any other platform, there is a direct-messaging component.
I went with baseball and the Minnesota Twins, then added spin class, too.
But there was never a way to find other people who chose those stars or connect with them.
They just appeared on my profile.
How does Noplace work?
It really did feel very 2004.
I tapped their profile.
They were a young teen.
I started tapping more profiles I found in the feed.
Everyone appeared to be between 14 and 20.
It made me uncomfortable.
I felt like an interloper at best and a creep at worst.
I decided to force my friends to join, so I could at least be among some peers.
It was up to me and my iPhone-using pals to infiltrate on our own.
While I waited for them to set up their profiles and add me back, I commenced shitposting.
One teen asked, publicly, if they should watchYellowjacketsand I said “nah.”
Another posted with a hint of melancholy, saying “sorry for the inconvenience.”
I told them it was no problem, though I had no idea what they were talking about.
The answer was no.
Should you join Noplace?
I don’t think you should probably join Noplace if you’re an adultat least not now.
Like Facebook, I assume this will quickly be overrun by cringey adults.
We are now the cringey adults.
It certainly has potential and was fun for a while.
Like I said, adults will infiltrate this thing and I’m sure it will become more striated.
There’s nothing mature or constructive to find.
There’s no way to link with anyone you have anything in common with.
